It would seem that the CEO'S, of a lot of the big companies have profited quite well, during these hard times. Even as their companies are faring rather poorly, they are reeking rather large profits. AIG is probably the most recognizable large company. They handed out huge bonuses to the CEO'S, while the main company was struggling, just to make ends meet. Investors saw this as unacceptable and were enraged. Believing that these huge dollar amounts could have been delegated to much more needy areas of the company. For more information on these kind of practices and many other economic issues, I think you will enjoy the articles on this site. They cover a large majority of job market, sports, and general world issues.